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Jan. 31, 1933. T. D. O'BRIEN Re. 18,726

TOWEL CABINET Original Filed July 11,- 1921 2 Sheets- Sheet l ATTGWNEY:

31, 193 3. T D QBRIEN I Q Re. 18,726

TOWEL CABINET Original Filed July 11, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fzvem or710M450. OBR/E/V Reissued Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES THOMAS D. OBRIEN,OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, ASS'IGNOR, BY

PATENT OFFICE.

MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,"I'O STEIN ER SALES COMPANY, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH,A

CORPORATION OF UTAH Original N0. 1,514,393, dated Noyember 4, 1924,Serial No. 483,788, filed JuIy 11, 1921. Application for reissue filedJanuary 2-9,

The object of my invention is to provide a towel cabinet in which thedelivery of the towel is prevented by a locking means which may or maynot be controlled by the deposit of a coin, as preferred, thelockingmeans when released allowing, a predetermined length of the towelin tobe delivered before the mechanism again becomes locked to check furtherdeliver A further object is to provide a towel cabinet of strong,durable construction and one which will present a neat, ornamental apearance on the wall.

ther objects of the invention will appear from the following detaileddescription.

The invention consists generally in various constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a front view of a towel cabinet embodying my invention,taken on the section line 11 of'Figure 2,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the operating mechanism, V

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view, showlng the manner of mounting thetowel feed rolls in the cabinet, I

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view, illustrating the construction ofa roll,

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

In the drawings, 2 represents a cabinethaving a hin eddoor 3, closing anopening through whic therollof toweling 4 1s mserted into the towelchamber 5, and rests upon a floor or bottom 6. A feed opening 7 isprovided in the rear ofthe bottom plate 6 and said plate has a turned uprounded ed 8 over which theftoweling is adapted to sli e. Beneath thetowel chamber is an extension 9 of the cabinet, having a chamber 10provided with brackets 11 whereon corrugated rolls 12 and 13 aremounted; These rolls are spaced apart, asshown, and have sprocket wheels14- and 14a at one end over which a sprocket chain 15 passes for drivingone roll synchronously from theother one. The front of the casing 9 hasa door 16 hinged chains.

TOWEL CABINET 1926. Serial No. 84,786.

at 17 and normally adapted to close an open-- ing in the front of thecasing. A bracket 18 is mounted. on this door and supports acorrugatedroller 19 opposite the gap between the rollers 12 and 13. The towelingis fed down past the rollers 12 and 13 in position to be engaged by theroll 19 when the dooris in its closed position and this engagementpresses the toweling inwardly against the surface of the rollers 12 and13 with sufficient pressure so that when the towel is drawn down by apull of the user, the rolls will be revolved and with them the drivechain 15. The lower end of the casing 9 has a slot 20 therein throughwhich the loose end of the towel depends in position to be conveniently.

grasped by the user.- A dog 21 is pivoted at, 22 in the lower part ofthe casing 9 and is provided with a push button and rod 23by means ofwhich the person using the towel candisengage the dog from the links ofthe chain 15 and render the cabinet operative to feed the toweling.

An arm 24 is mounted on the dog 21 in the path of a. lug 25 on thesprocket chain 15 so that with each complete revolution of the sprocketchain, the lugwill engagethe arm 24 and actuate the dog 21 to a positionin the path of the link of the chain carrying the lug 25 and lock it andthe rolls against further movement and thereby prevent feed of thetowel. The disengagement of the dog from the lug can be readily effectedby pressure on the push button and rod 23. It follows therefore fromthis construction that when a user pulls down on the loose end of thetowel a delivery can be obtained until the dog 21 is actuated to lockthe roll drive The length of the towel delivered will therefore becommensurate with the length of the drive chain and this length will becomputed to determine how much towel each person would normally requireto use for wiping purposes. The length of delivery of the towel may beregulated by increasing or decreasing the length of the chain or byadding dog operating; lugs there-' The operation of the push rod 23 may,of course, be regulated by the deposit of a coin in the casing. Suchmechanism, however, would form no part of this invention and I do notillustrate it or claim it herein.

I claim as my invention: 5 1. A towel cabinet comprising a casing havinga chamber therein for a bolt of clean toweling and provided with a feedopening,- rolls positioned in the path of the loose end of the towel andspaced apart and having a driving means between them, a roll mounted toengage the loose clean web of the towel depending in front of said rollsand press it inwardly between and into frictional engagement with saidother rolls whereby all the rolls will be driven when a pull is appliedto the towel, a swinging dog mounted to co operate with saiddrivingmeans and lock it and said rolls against movement, and meansactuated by the movement of said a driving means for moving said dog toits locking position.

2. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein for abolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening, 3! rollspositioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apart, adriving means between said rolls, the relative position of said chamberandrolls being such that a web of clean towel may depend in 19 frontof'said rolls and the space between them, a roll mounted to engage theloose end of the towel and press it into the space between said rollsand into frictional engagement with said other rolls whereby all the Yrolls 'willbe driven when a pull is applied to the towel, a swinging dogmounted to cooperate with said driving means and lock it and said rolls,and an arm on said dog actuated by the movement of said driving meansfor swinging said dog to its locking position;

3. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber therein forabolt of clean toweling and provided with a feed opening, rollspositioned in the path of the loose end of the towel and spaced apart, adriving means between said rolls, an oscillating roll mounted to engagethe loose clean web of the towel and press it between and intofrictional engagement with said other rolls whereby all the rolls willbe driven when a pull is applied to the towel, pivoted means actuated bymovement of the driving means for adjustment to a position to lock thedriving means, and a push button connected with sald pivoted means to beactuated by the user for releasing said driving means.

4. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantoweling and a feed opening for the loose end of the towel in the bottomof said casing, rolls past which the loose end of the towel is fed, anda driving belt for said rolls, a lug connected with said driving belt, apivoted dog having an arm in the path of said lug to be actuated 65thereby and move said dog to a roll locking position, and a push roddevice for tripping said dog to release said rolls.

5. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantoweling and a feed opening, rolls mounted in said cabinet and pastwhich the loose end of the towel is fed, a door adjacent to said rollsand mounted to swing outwardly therefrom, a roll carried by said doorand positioned to contact with the loose end of the toweling between theother rolls when the door is closed and press the toweling intofrictional contact with said rolls, a downward pull on the loose end ofthe towel revolving said rolls to allow the towel to feed between them.

6. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having a chamber for the cleantoweling and a feed opening, a feed roll mounted in saidcabinet and past"which the loose towel may be fed, a door adjacent to said roll, a rollcar-' ried by said door and positioned to contact with the loosetoweling when the door is closed and press the toweling into frictionalcontact with said feed roll, a downward pull on the loose end of thetowel revolving said rolls to allow the towel to feed between them, andmeans for limiting the revolution of said feed roll.

7. A towel holder comprising a. casing having a chamber forthecleantowel, feed rolls mountedone above the other in said casing andspaced apart andhaving a driving connection between them, the loose endof the towel depending from said chamber in front of said rolls andthrough the bottom of said casing in position to be grasped and pulledby the user, and an oscillating friction roll mounted to enter the spacebetween said feed rolls and press the depending web of the towel firmlyagainst both of said feed rolls and thereby insure a frictional contactbetween the towel and said feed rolls so that downward pull on the towelwill revolve said rolls, and means for limiting the revoution of saidrolls and thereby the downward feed of the towel. I

' 8. A towel holder comprising a casing havinga chamber for the cleantowel, a pair of feed rolls spaced apart and having a flexible drivingconnection between them, the loose end of the clean towel contactingwith the peripheries of said rolls and depending through the bottom ofsaid casing in position to be grasped and pulled by the user, and anoscillating friction roll mounted to enter the space between saidfeed-rolls and press the towel web into contact therewith to insuretheir frictional engagement, and means for limiting the revolution ofsaid rolls and the feed of the towel. I

9. Atowel cabinet comprising a support fora bolt of clean toweling,rolls positioned in the path of the towel and spaced apart, a rollmounted to engage the towel and press it into frictional engagement withsaid other rolls whereby all the rolls will be driven when a pull isapplied to the towel, a device for locking said rolls against feedingmovement, means to be actuated by the user of the towel for moving saidlocking device to its release position and allowing a feeding movementof the rolls, means operated through the revolution of said rolls forreturning said looking device to its normal locking position to checkdelivery of the towel when said rolls have completed a stroke ormovement.

10. A towel cabinet comprising a casing having achamber for the cleantowel and a feed opening and feed roll mounted in said cabinet and pastwhich the loose towel is fed, a door adjacent to said roll, a rollcarried by said door and positioned to contact with the loose towel whenthe door is closed and press it into frictional contact with said feedroll, a downward pull on the towel revolving said rolls to allow thetowel to feed between them and means for limiting the revolution of saidfeed roll.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of January,1926.

THOMAS D. OBRIEN.

